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(1)Subsection (2) applies where the day, or the last day, on which anything is required or permitted to be done by or under section 50, 51 or 70 is not a business day.
(2)The requirement or permission is deemed to relate instead to the first business day after that day.
(3)Where under subsection (2) the day of an election is postponed, the day to which it is postponed is to be treated as the day of election for the purpose of—
(a)any provision of, or made under, this Act, or
(b)any relevant provision (within the meaning of section 58).
(4)Any day which is not a business day is to be disregarded in computing any period of time for the purpose of section 51.
(5)In this section, “business day” means a day other than—
a Saturday,
a Sunday,
Christmas Eve,
Christmas Day,
Good Friday,
a bank holiday, or
a day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning.
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